Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski (née Rutschow, born 2 April 1975 in Waren (Müritz)) is a German rower and two-time Olympic gold medalist.
 Rutschow-Stomporowski in 2012 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's rowing | ||
Representing  Germany
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1996 Atlanta | Quad sculls |
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2004 Athens | Single sculls |
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2000 Sydney | Single sculls |
| World Rowing Championships | ||
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1994 Indianapolis | Quad Sculls |
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1995 Tampere | Quad Sculls |
Biography
editIn both 1994 and 1995 Rutschow won the world championships gold medal in the quadruple sculls and was part of the gold medal winning team that won the Women's quadruple sculls with fellow Germans, Jana Sorgers, Kerstin Köppen and Kathrin Boron.
Rutschow married Bernhard Stomporowski, a lightweight men's world championship medallist, in December 1999 and afterwards competed as Rutschow-Stomporowski.[1]
In 1999, she won the Princess Royal Challenge Cup (the premier women's singles sculls event) at the Henley Royal Regatta, rowing for RC Wannsee Berlin.[2]
Rutschow-Stomporowski won a second Olympic gold medal in the single sculls at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, deposing defending champion Ekaterina Karsten.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Diamond Challenge Sculls, List of past winners". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
External links
edit- Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski at DatabaseOlympics
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